January 2025 is here, bringing a fresh start and a calendar full of quirky, fun national days to celebrate. From tasty treats to creative hobbies, this month is packed with unique opportunities to enjoy and connect. From National Milk Day on January 11 to National Spouses Day on January 26, there’s something for everyone. These lighthearted holidays provide a perfect excuse to embrace joy and creativity during the winter chill. Mark your calendar and get ready to explore the fun-filled national days that make January a little brighter.

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Also, we have created so many curated national lists that cover different topics from food and animals, to hobbies and special causes. You can see all our lists on all National Days page.

Complete List of National Days in January 2025

There are well over 100 national and awareness days in January. Some are fixed on specific dates, while others follow a particular rule. For example, Plan For Vacation Day is always celebrated on the last Tuesday of January.

We will start with a list of January national days where the date varies, followed by a list of national days with fixed dates.

  • National “Thank God It’s Monday” Day (1st Monday in January)
  • National Sunday Supper Day (2nd Sunday in January)
  • National Clean Off Your Desk Day (2nd Monday in January)
  • National Gluten-Free Day (Second Monday in January)
  • National Shop For Travel Day (2nd Tuesday in January)
  • National Vision Board Day (2nd Saturday in January)
  • World Religion Day (3rd Sunday in January)
  • Martin Luther King Jr Day (3rd Monday in January)
  • Blue Monday (3rd Monday in January)
  • Brew Monday (3rd Sunday in January)
  • Museum Selfie Day (3rd Wednesday in January)
  • Get to Know Your Customers Day (3rd Thursday of each quarter: January, April, July, October)
  • National Use Your Gift Card Day (3rd Saturday in January)
  • Community Manager Appreciation Day (4th Monday in January)
  • Library Shelfie Day (4th Wednesday in January)
  • National Fun At Work Day (last Friday in January)
  • National Big Wig Day (last Friday in January)
  • National Seed Swap Day (last Saturday in January)
  • National Bubble Wrap Day (last Friday in January)
  • National Plan for Vacation Day (last Tuesday in January)

Below is the complete list of January national days. I hope you enjoy using our list and return to this article whenever you need inspiration!

January 1

January 1 marks the beginning of a new year and the 1st day of the calendar. It’s a time for fresh starts, resolutions, and meaningful celebrations, with 16 national day observances that inspire reflection, learning, and connection.

  • Apple Gifting Day
  • Commitment Day
  • Copyright Law Day
  • Euro Day
  • First Foot Day / Hogmanay (Scotland and Northern England)
  • Global Family Day
  • National Bloody Mary Day
  • National Hangover Day
  • National Ring a Bell Day
  • National UNO Day
  • New Year’s Day
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  • New Year’s Dishonor List Day
  • Polar Bear Plunge Day
  • Public Domain Day
  • World Day of Peace
  • Z Day

January 2

There are 11 unique national and international observances on January 2. This day encourages learning, appreciation, and fun as the new year unfolds.

  • 55 mph Speed Limit Day
  • Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
  • Motivation and Inspiration Day
  • National Buffet Day
  • National Cream Puff Day
  • National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
  • National Pet Travel Safety Day
  • National Science Fiction Day
  • Run It Up a Flagpole Day and See if Anyone Salutes It
  • Swiss Cheese Day
  • World Introvert Day

January 3

There are 8 national and international observances on January 3. This day encourages learning, appreciation, and fun as the new year unfolds.

  • Festival of Sleep Day
  • International Mind-Body Wellness Day
  • JRR Tolkien Day
    📚 There are other related observances like Tolkien Reading Day in March and Hobbit Day in September that honor the author’s work.
  • Memento Mori / Remember You Die Day
  • National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
  • National Drinking Straw Day
  • National Write to Congress Day
  • Women Rock! Day
    🎶 Discover the ultimate list of music-related national days all in one place for your convenience and inspiration! 🎤🎸🎼

January 4

There are 12 national and international observances on January 4. This day encourages learning, appreciation, and fun as the new year unfolds.

  • Free Flower Basket Day
  • National CanDo Day
  • National Missouri Day
  • National Play Outside Day* (First Saturday of Every Month)
  • National Spaghetti Day
    🍝 Explore the ultimate list of pasta-related national days and celebrate your love for all things pasta! 🎉🍜
  • National Trivia Day
  • Perihelion Day* (Dates Change)
    🌎 Earth’s Aphelion is always in July.
  • Pop Music Chart Day
    🎶 Discover the ultimate list of music-related national days all in one place for your convenience and inspiration! 🎤🎸🎼
  • Tom Thumb Day
  • Weigh-In Day
    💪 Explore the free printables category to find a variety of health-related challenges I’ve designed. You’ll also find a weight-loss tracker to support you on your journey to a healthier you! 🖨️✨
  • World Braille Day
  • World Hypnotism Day

January 5

There are only 4 national days on January 5, celebrating creativity, health, and food. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • National Bird Day
  • National Keto Day
  • National Screenwriters Day
  • National Whipped Cream Day

January 6

January 6 features 9 national day observances, celebrating health, creativity, and traditions. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Apple Tree Day / Put a Doctor Out of Business Day
  • National Bean Day
  • National Cuddle Up Day
  • National Shortbread Day
  • National Take a Poet to Lunch Day
  • National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day
  • National Technology Day
  • National Thank God It’s Monday Day* (First Monday in January)
  • World Day for War Orphans

January 7

January 7 features 7 national day observances, celebrating creativity, history, and self-empowerment. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Distaff Day / Roc Day
  • I Am A Mentor Day
  • I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day
  • National Bobblehead Day
  • National Pass Gas Day
  • National Tempura Day
  • Old Rock Day

January 8

January 8 features 13 national and international days, celebrating kindness, learning, and self-care. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Earth’s Rotation Day
  • National Argyle Day
  • National Bubble Bath Day
  • National Career Coach Day
  • National English Toffee Day
  • National JoyGerm Day
  • National Man Watcher’s Day
  • National Snuggle a Chicken Day
  • National Take the Stairs Day* (Second Wednesday in January)
  • National Winter Skin Relief Day
  • Show & Tell At Work Day
  • War on Poverty Day
  • World Typing Day / Typing Day

January 9

January 9 features 10 national and international days, celebrating history, creativity, and community appreciation. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day* (Second Thursday in January)
  • International Choreographers Day
  • National Apricot Day
  • National Balloon Ascension Day
  • National Cassoulet Day
  • National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
  • National Static Electricity Day
  • National WONK Day
  • National Word Nerd Day
  • Play God Day

January 10

January 10 features 8 national and international days, celebrating creativity, environmental awareness, and resilience. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

January 11

January 11 features 16 national and international day observances, celebrating heritage, creativity, and wellness. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Cigarettes Are Hazardous to Your Health Day
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  • Heritage Treasures Day
  • International Parity at Work Day
  • International Thank You Day
  • National Arkansas Day
  • National Girl Hug Boy Day
  • National Hot Toddy Day
  • National Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
  • National Milk Day
  • National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
  • National Vision Board Day* (Second Saturday in January)
  • Paget’s Awareness Day
  • Secret Pal Day
  • World Sketchnote Day
  • National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
  • No Longer New Year’s Day
    ⏱️ A similar day, Quitter’s Day is celebrated on Second Friday in January.

January 12

January 12 features 10 national and international day observances, celebrating creativity, connection, and perseverance. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
  • Kiss A Ginger Day / International Kiss A Ginger Day
    🧑‍🦰 Other national days celebrating red hair: National Redhead Day on November 5th, Redhead Appreciation Day on September 23, World Redhead Day on May 26.
  • National Curried Chicken Day
  • National Hot Tea Day
  • National Kettlebell Day
  • National Marzipan Day
  • National Pharmacist Day
    🧑‍⚕️ A similar celebration, World Pharmacist Day, is observed on September 25th.
  • National Sunday Supper Day* (Second Sunday in January)
  • Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day
    🎯✨ January is packed with national days that encourage sticking to New Year’s resolutions! From Commitment Day on January 1st to Motivation and Inspiration Dayon January 2nd, and National Can-Do Day on January 3rd, these days keep the momentum going. There’s also Quitter’s Day (second Friday in January), No Longer New Year’s Day on January 11, and Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day on January 12—offering plenty of reminders to stay motivated and on track.
  • Work Harder Day

January 13

There are 11 national and international day celebrations on January 13. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Korean American Day
  • Make Your Dreams Come True Day
  • National Clean Your Desk Day* (Second Monday in January)
    🧼 Discover 30+ national days dedicated to cleaning and organization! Perfect for tackling chores and bringing order to your space. 🧹✨
  • National Gluten-Free Day* (Second Monday in January)
  • National Fourth Graders Day* (Second Monday in January)
  • National Peach Melba Day
  • National Rubber Ducky Day
  • National Sticker Day
  • Plough Monday 🇬🇧 (First Monday after January 6)
  • Public Radio Broadcasting Day
  • Stephen Foster Memorial Day

January 14

There are 10 national and international day celebrations on January 14. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Cesarean Section Day
  • National Dress Up Your Pet Day
  • National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
  • National Organize Your Home Day
    🧼 Explore 30+ cleaning and organization themed national days! Perfect for tackling chores and bringing order to your space. 🧹✨
  • National Shop for Travel Day* (Second Tuesday in January)
  • Poetry at Work Day* (Second Tuesday in January)
  • Printing Ink Day* (Closest Tuesday to January 16)
  • Ratification Day
  • Take a Missionary to Lunch Day
  • World Logic Day

January 15

There are 9 national and international day celebrations on January 15. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Elementary School Teacher Day
    🧑‍🏫 A similar day, National Teacher Day, honoring educators of all grades, is observed in May.
  • Museum Selfie Day* (Third Wednesday in January)
  • National Bagel Day
  • National Booch Day / National Kombucha Day
  • National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
  • National Hat Day
  • National Pothole Day 🇬🇧
  • National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
    🍦 Discover the ultimate list of ice cream-related national days and months all gathered on one page for your convenience! 🎉🍨
  • Wikipedia Day

January 16

There are 14 national and international day celebrations on January 16. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

January 17

There are 17 national and international day celebrations on January 17. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Art’s Birthday
  • Benjamin Franklin Day
  • Cable Car Day
  • Customer Service Day
    ➡️ A similar day, International Customer Support Day, falls on May 21, 2025, with Customer Service Week celebrated October 6–10, 2025.
  • Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day:
  • International Fetish Day* (Third Friday in January)
  • International Mentoring Day
  • International We Are Not Broken Day
  • Judgment Day
  • Kid Inventors’ Day
  • National Bootlegger’s Day
  • National Classy Day
  • National Hot Buttered Rum Day
    🍷 Explore the complete list of national days and months dedicated to alcoholic beverages and celebrate your favorites all year long! 🥂🍸🍺
  • National Hot Heads Chili Day
  • National Lose the Jet Lag Day
  • National Waterfowl Day
  • Popeye the Sailor Man Day / Popeye Day

January 18

There are 9 national and international day celebrations on January 18. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

January 19

There are 11 national and international day celebrations on January 19. Click on the link to learn more about each day.

  • Artist as Outlaw Day
  • Brew a Potion Day
  • Good Memory Day
  • Gun Appreciation Day
  • National Imagination Day
  • National Popcorn Day
    🍿 Another popcorn-themed holiday, Business of Popping Corn Day, is observed on December 2 to commemorate Charles Cretors’ invention of the first commercial popcorn popper in 1885.
  • National Tin Can Day
  • Tenderness Toward Existence Day
  • World Quark Day
  • World Religion Day* (Third Sunday in January)
  • World Snow Day* (Third Sunday in January)

January 20

January 21

January 22

  • Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day #AnswerYourCatsQuestionsDay #AnswerYourCatsQuestionDay #AnswerYourCatsQuestion
  • Celebration of Life Day #CelebrationOfLifeDay
  • National Blonde Brownie Day #NationalBlondeBrownieDay #BlondeBrownieDay
  • National Hot Sauce Day #HotSauceDay #NationalHotSauceDay

January 23

January 24

  • Beer Can Appreciation Day #BeerCanAppreciationDay
  • National Compliment Day #NationalComplimentDay
  • National Peanut Butter Day #NationalPeanutButterDay #PeanutButterDay
  • International Day of Education (UNESCO)

January 25 

January 26

  • Australia Day #AustraliaDay
  • International Customs Day #InternationalCustomsDay
  • National Spouses Day #NationalSpousesDay
  • National Green Juice Day #NationalGreenJuiceDay
  • National Peanut Brittle Day #NationalPeanutBrittleDay

January 27

  • Family Literacy Day (Canada) #FamilyLiteracyDay
  • National Chocolate Cake Day #ChocolateCakeDay #NationalChocolateCakeDay #ChocolateCakeDay🍫🍰
  • World Breast Pumping Day #WorldBreastPumpingDay

January 28

  • Data Privacy Day #DataPrivacyDay
  • Global Community Engagement Day #GlobalCommunityEngagementDay
  • International Lego Day #LegoDay #InternationalLegoDay
  • National Blueberry Pancake Day #NationalBlueberryPancakeDay #BlueberryPancakeDay
  • National Daisy Day #DaisyDay
  • National Kazoo Day #NationalKazooDay #KazooDay

January 29

January 30

January 31

  • National Backward Day #NationalBackwardDay
  • National Hot Chocolate Day #NationalHotChocolateDay
  • National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay

National Weeks in January 2025

National Months in January 2025

To make it easier for you, we’ve categorized the months for your convenience. We begin our list of national months in January 2025 with a generic category and follow with food & drink, health and pets & animals related months.

  • Clean Up Your Computer Month
  • Financial Wellness Month (get my free financial trackers)
  • Get a Balanced Life Month (get my free life balance wheel worksheet)
  • Get Organized & Be Productive (GO) Month (check out all of my free printables)
  • International Brain Teaser Month / Brain Teaser Month
  • International Change Your Stars Month
  • International Creativity Month
  • International Quality of Life Month
  • Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
  • Manuary
  • National Be On-Purpose Month
  • National Black Diamond Month
  • National Book Blitz Month
  • National Hobby Month
  • National Mail Order Gardening Month
  • National Mentoring Month
  • National Skating Month
  • National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
  • National Stalking Awareness Month
  • National Thank You Month

Food & Drink National Months in January

  • Apple and Apricot Month
  • Artichoke and Asparagus Month
  • Be Kind To Food Servers Month
  • Bread Machine Baking Month
  • California Dried Plum Digestive Month
  • Ginuary
  • National Fiber Focus Month
  • National Hot Tea Month
  • National Meat Month
  • National Menudo Month
  • National Oatmeal Month
  • National Slow Cooking Month
  • National Soup Month
  • National Sunday Supper Month
  • National Wheat Bread Month
  • Prune Breakfast Month
  • Tubers and Dried Fruit Month
  • Veganuary

Pets & Animals National Months in January

Health Related National Months in January

  • Dry January (to participate in this challenge get my free 30 days without alcohol tracker)
  • Family Fit Lifestyle Month
  • Cervical Health Awareness Month
  • National Bath Safety Month
  • National Birth Defects Prevention Month
  • National Blood Donor Month
  • National Braille Literacy Month
  • National CBD Month
  • National Glaucoma Awareness Month
  • National Radon Action Month
  • National Staying Healthy Month
  • Thyroid Awareness Month

Here is an extensive list of national days and observances in January. If you’re curious about national days in other months or want to explore our curated lists of national days, visit our All National Days page. There, you’ll find links to all the national days content available on DigitalHygge.

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Last Update: January 15, 2025